Newspaper wrap-up 7-10-07: BHP talking with private equity about possible Alcoa bid

MAJOR PAPERS:

According to the Wall Street Journal (subscription required), NYSE Euronext Inc (NYSE: NYX) is investigating the trading of ABN Amro Holdings NV (NYSE: ABN) shares in March when it announced it may sell itself to Barclays plc (NYSE: BCS).
Barron's (subscription required) "Inside Scoop" column reported that hedge fund ValueAct Capital Partners has boosted its stake in Advanced Medical Optics Inc (NYSE: EYE) to 12.6%, up from 9.9% disclosed at the beginning of June.
The Financial Times reported that Citigroup Inc (NYSE: C) is not going to reduce its financing of buyouts in the near future, said Citigroup CEO Chuck Prince.
Spanish telecom company Telefonica SA (NYSE: TEF) has made a EUR3B-plus offer to Portugal Telecom (NYSE: PT) for exclusive control of Vivo Participacoes (NYSE: VIV), reported the Financial Times.

OTHER PAPERS:

Australian mining company BHP Billiton Limited (NYSE: BHP) has opened talks with private equity firms about a possible $40B takeover of aluminum company Alcoa Inc (NYSE: AA), reported the UK Times.

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